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Happy New Year!

On behalf of the staff here at Debate Politics, I'd like to wish everyone a safe and happy new year. We all come from different walks of life, different backgrounds (social, economic, racial, religious, etc...) and we don't always see eye-to-eye on everything, but it is my hope that everyone here has a better 2018 than a 2017. May you all prosper and be well. Have a safe and a happy new year everyone!

Welfare (Food Stamps, WIC, etc...) are not entitlements. They are taxpayer funded handouts and shouldn't be called entitlements at all. Social Security and Veteran's benefits are 'Entitlements' because the people receiving them are entitled to them. They were earned and paid for by the recipients.